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GUESTS WEEK OF NOVEMBER 5

Posted by: Gary O'Brien

Monday, November 5, 2007 9:02 PM

Monday, November 5
2:15 p.m.
-News-Gazette Arts and Entertainment writer Melissa Merli on the local arts scene.

3:15 p.m.
-A look back at the history of the rock and roll magazine "Creem" with former Creem writer and photographer Robert Matheu.

3:45 p.m.
-HEALTH NEWS YOU CAN USE with Mettler Center with General Manager Miles Mettler.

4:15 p.m.
-historian David Blight on his book on first-person testimonies from slaves who ran away and freed themselves. He also takes a look at how four million people moved from slavery to freedom. His book is "A Slave No More: Two Men Who Escaped To Freedom."




Tuesday, November 6
2:15 p.m.
-Deborah Johanyak on her book "Behind the Veil: An American Woman's Memoir of the 1979 Iran Hostage Crisis"

3:15 p.m.
-Revolutionary War historian Thomas Fleming rturns to the show to discuss his latest work: "The Perils of Peace: America's Struggle For Survival After Yorktown"

-4:15 p.m.
"Talking Dirt" with Shane Cultra from Country Arbours Nursery in Urbana. Shane will share timely gardening tips and will answer listener questions.




Wednesday, November 7
-2:15 p.m.
-veterinarian Dr. Al Griffiths answers listener's pet questions

-3:15 p.m.
-award-winning investigative writer Shaun Assael on his book "Steroid Nation: Juiced Home Run Totals, Anti-Aging Miracle, and a Hercules in Every High School: The Secret History of America's True Drug Addiction"

-4:15 p.m.
-conductor and musician David Berger on the music of the legendary Duke Ellington prior to the November 10 C-U Symphony concert and other appearances on the UI campus.




Thursday, November 8
2:15 p.m.
-News-Gazette film reviewer Richard Leskosky previews "All The President's Men," the latest film in the News-Gazette Film Series.

3:15
-Nathaniel Philbrick on the truth behind our most sacred national myth: the voyage of the Mayflower and the settlement of Plymouth Colony.

-4:15 p.m.
-travel writer Jason Elliot on his book "Mirrors of the Unseen: Journeys in Iran," a vivid account of the daily life and culture of Iran.




Friday, November 9
- 2:15 p.m.
-Brian Barnhart will preview tomorrow's Illinois/Ohio State game with the Billy Baroos/Guido's ILLINI NOTEBOOK.

3:15 p.m.
-Grammy winners Daryl Dragon and Toni Tennille...better known as Captain and Tennille. Their 14 hits, including "Love Will Keep Us Together," "Shop Around," "Do That To Me One More Time," and "Muskrat Love," sold of more than 25 million records!

-4:15 p.m.
-re-airing of Stevie Jay's Friday visit with the hall-of-famer Mike Ditka

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